MARANA (Arizona): British teenager Rory McIlroy (pic) went out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Saturday amid ringing endorsements from two major winners.
Australian Geoff Ogilvy, the 2006 US Open champion who beat McIlroy 2 & 1 in a high-quality quarter-final, described the Northern Irishman as the best young player he had seen.
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